Buyback yield (TTM)
0.86%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
4.01%
5Y share count change
-0.9%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$26.63M
Cumulative buybacks
$189.87M
Key takeaways
- Community Bank System (CBU) repurchased about $26.63M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is roughly flat (-0.9%) over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are offsetting dilution but not shrinking the float.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 2.47× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +110.4% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 21% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Community Bank System (CBU)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Community Bank System (CBU)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Community Bank System (CBU)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Community Bank System (CBU)
Latest: $11.17M
Overview
Community Bank System (CBU) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $11.17M (2025) – plunged 75.7% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Community Bank System buyback spend expanded at a +110.4% compound annual rate, with mixed annual results across the window.
Community Bank System buyback spend plunged from $46.03M in 2024 to $11.17M in 2025, a 75.7% drawdown.
The highest annual buyback spend of $46.03M was reported in 2024. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 1989.
Community Bank System Buyback Spend 2025: $11.17M
2025's buyback spend for Community Bank System came in at $11.17M, plunged 75.7% below 2024.
Community Bank System Buyback Spend 2024: $46.03M
Community Bank System posted buyback spend of $46.03M in 2024, surged 52.2% from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Community Bank System Buyback Spend 2023: $30.23M
In 2023, Community Bank System reported buyback spend of $30.23M, surged 82.0% from 2022.
Community Bank System Buyback Spend 2022: $16.61M
Community Bank System buyback spend in 2022 was $16.61M, surged 225.4% from 2021.
Community Bank System Buyback Spend 2021: $5.11M
Community Bank System buyback spend in 2021 was $5.11M.
See more financial history for Community Bank System (CBU).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $11.17M | $10.86M | $309.00K | 0.37% | 0.05B | -0.1% | |
| 2024 | $46.03M | $8.37M | $37.66M | 1.41% | 0.05B | -1.6% | |
| 2023 | $30.23M | $9.27M | $20.96M | 1.09% | 0.05B | -0.9% | |
| 2022 | $16.61M | $7.74M | $8.88M | 0.49% | 0.05B | -0.4% | |
| 2021 | $5.11M | $6.33M | −$1.23M | 0.13% | 0.05B | +2.0% | |
| 2020 | $271.00K | $6.42M | −$6.15M | 0.01% | 0.05B | +2.1% | |
| 2019 | $286.00K | $5.29M | −$5.00M | 0.01% | 0.05B | +1.0% | |
| 2018 | $298.00K | $6.06M | −$5.77M | 0.01% | 0.05B | +4.0% | |
| 2017 | $3.31M | $5.14M | −$1.83M | 0.12% | 0.05B | +11.2% | |
| 2016 | $3.47M | $4.78M | −$1.31M | 0.13% | 0.04B | +7.4% | |
| 2015 | $9.13M | $4.20M | $4.92M | 0.55% | 0.04B | +1.2% | |
| 2014 | $4.37M | $3.99M | $375.00K | 0.28% | 0.04B | +1.3% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $3.96M | −$3.96M | — | 0.04B | +1.8% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $3.67M | −$3.67M | — | 0.04B | +9.7% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $3.78M | −$3.78M | — | 0.04B | +9.4% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $3.52M | −$3.52M | — | 0.03B | +1.4% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $3.10M | −$3.10M | — | 0.03B | +6.5% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $2.04M | −$2.04M | — | 0.03B | +2.0% | |
| 2007 | $12.01M | $0.00 | $12.01M | 2.05% | 0.03B | -0.8% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.03B | -1.1% | |
| 2005 | $25.87M | $0.00 | $25.87M | 3.88% | 0.03B | +0.6% | |
| 2004 | $21.71M | $0.00 | $21.71M | 2.54% | 0.03B | +12.9% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.03B | +3.1% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.03B | +11.3% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.02B | +64.8% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.01B | -1.9% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.01B | -4.8% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.02B | -0.7% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.02B | +18.4% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.01B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$11.17M
- 2024$46.03M
- 2023$30.23M
- 2022$16.61M
- 2021$5.11M
- 2020$271.00K
- 2019$286.00K
- 2018$298.00K
- 2017$3.31M
- 2016$3.47M
- 2015$9.13M
- 2014$4.37M
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$12.01M
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$25.87M
- 2004$21.71M
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Community Bank System (CBU)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 2.47×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Community Bank System (CBU)
How Community Bank System splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Community Bank System, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $128.16M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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